A review by cecilyroseceillam
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Starting my yearly re read of the vampire chronicles, I obviously had to start with interview. This book is amazing and highly worth reading, the character development is amazing and following them is so interesting, Claudia is personally my favourite and I love her story, where she’s turned against her will into a vampire after her mother has died and she grows up while her body doesn’t. It’s extremely tragic and very beautifully written; I love her character development too and seeing what she deals with as a woman stuck in a child’s body. I also enjoy reading the relationship between Louis and lestat and how toxic and abusive lestat is and how Louis continues it on to Claudia, I think the dynamic between them is very interesting. Overall I’d highly recommend this book if you have not read it, the dynamics of abuse and power struggles are very well explained through Louis, lestat and Claudia's relationship and how it’s continued on and it’s direct consequences. The descriptions are also extremely beautiful and I love the way Anne rice describes New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It’s so visceral and captivating, especially in the way she describes clothes. I also really like the way she describes certain areas as being like perfume and bringing back memories, it adds a unique way to describe nostalgia or deja vu without being super obvious but still can be understood. Overall I’d highly recommend anyone read this as I think everyone can get something from it and take something from it, whatever it be from the writing itself, descriptions or relationship dynamics.
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